The Making Of Mina The Hollower | Video Game Documentary
752Earlier this year, I flew to Los Angeles to learn about the making of Mina The Hollower, Yacht Club Games’ new Game Boy Color-inspired follow-up to its popular series, Shovel Knight. But Mina The Hollower was never meant to be the studio’s next game. It was a side project of Yacht Club Games designer Alec Faulkner - one that no one but him knew existed.
After raising over $1.2M on Kickstarter in February, I wanted to know more about Alec’s journey from intern to game director, how he pitched his “Gothic Prototype” to the Yacht Club, and ultimately, how the team rallied behind him in hopes of delivering another series as prolific as Shovel Knight.
I hope you enjoy Making Mina, the first on-location video game documentary I've filmed. - Alex Van Aken (@ItsVanAken )
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Timestamps:
00:00:00 - Introduction
00:02:35 - Faulkner's Game Dev Journey to Yacht Club Games
00:06:10 - The Origins of Mina The Hollower
00:17:34 - Designing A Modern Game Boy Color Game
00:22:12 - Returning to Kickstarter
00:28:23 - Refining The Game
00:31:41 - Looking Back, And Forward
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